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Profile Information
- Title:
- president
- Company:
- searchchannel
- Company Website:
- http://searchchannel.biz
- Media Type:
- eMedia
- Media Realm:
- Business Media, Associations
- Home Region:
- Mid West
- Past Companies & Brands
- b2bworks
btobonline
crain communications
nw ayer
chicago suntimes
- I'm Looking For:
- Networking, Business Partners, Inspiration
- Professional Background: (Resume)
- Savvy Seasoned Online Media Entreprenuer with 20 years of online, magazine, newspaper and advertising agency experience. Currently, President and Partner of vertical search pioneer firm, SearchChannel. Also, Founder and CEO of venture funded B2B internet firm, B2BWorks, now called ClearGauge. Especially skilled in building a business, recruiting talent and nurturing client relationships. Broad experience in all aspects in online business building and well connected to valuable agency, media and investment constituencies in the online industry. Fund raising and M&A experience specifically, in online media segment, and serve on a handful of mature and emerging online comany boards.
Specialties:
Specialized Search Engine Development, in vertical, local, and topical environments: full technology installation and business model creation and consulting. Revenue modeling and sales strategy development. Monetization technology expertise as well as online staffing architecture and budgeting collaboration, senior team building. Business building: strategic and venture fund raising consulting.
- Personal Interests
- Interests:
First and foremost I am adventure traveler having visited 55 countries. Bungee jumped once and that was enough. Climbed in Torres De Paine in Chile, and kissed the Blarney Stone multiple times. Still have every one of my National Geographic's from June 1966 and collect refrigerator magnets (so does my wife--yikes!), Member of Chicago Map Society, Adventurer's Club and Chinese Passenger Club (don't ask:-)
Member of PACTT, Parents of Austic Children Group.
Collect Maps and Political Cartoons and co-owned the music club "Subterranean" in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Enjoy investing in real estate in gentrifying Chicago districts, currently in Woodlawn near Univ. Of Chicago. Favorite toy: 1970 Volvo 1800E, the same car, "the Saint", Roger Moore drove. My wife, Peggy, and I love to hike and bike with our three beautiful children, Liam; and our twins, Kylie, and Conor.
Groups and Associations:
Attended educational forums offered by the University of Chicago, Northwestern University Medill School, Xerox Selling Skills, and Executive Technique. Participated in industry forums: BMA’s and American Business Media’s education series.
Northwestern University Kellogg and Medill Schools, University of Illinois College of Communications, DePaul School of Business, University of Chicago Graham School: Entrepreneurial Center, Adweek Forum, Crain’s Quarterly, Internet Executive Club, DMA., IAB.
- Education:
- university of illinois at urbana champaign
- Relationship Status:
- Married
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